I've got a CAS card of a sweet little chickadee with some berries for The Paper Players "CAS Favorite Holiday Image" - I love birds on Christmas cards and have many bird stamps. It's also for Time Out Challenges "Your Favourite Holiday to Celebrate" (Christmas is my favourite holiday) and Sweet Stampin' "Use Red for Remembrance" (the only colour in my card is red).
Very CAS and very quick to make - stamped, watercoloured the berries bright red, trimmed
with a stitched rectangle, bordered with red, popped up on fun foam, and
Glossy Accents added to the berries.
My second card took longer to make. It's for the 52 Christmas Card Throwdown that wants a winter scene. I've got a white (i.e. snow covered) winter village against a very frosty sky.
The background uses the mixed media smooshing (see this tutorial on SCS). I used a few shades of blue and one of purple Distress inks, tapped them on my craft mat, added a bit of white shimmer paint and a bit of iridescent medium, spritzed all with water, and smooshed and dragged my watercolour paper in it. The village die cut and card base are white shimmer cs.
Supplies for card 1:
Stamps - Magenta chickadee, Rubber Soul sentiment
Ink - Versafine Clair Nocturne, Memento Rhubarb Stalk
Paper - white and red cs, watercolour paper
Size - A2
Accessories - red watercolour paint, Lil Inker stitched rectangle die, Glossy Accents, fun foam
Supplies for card 2:
Stamps - Rubber Soul sentiment
Ink - Distress Faded Jeans, Stormy Sky, Dusty Concord
Paper - watercolour paper, white shimmer cs
Size - A2
Accessories - village die, Tsukineko Frost White liquid paint, Windsor & Newton Iridescent Medium
Goodness, those berries looks so good with the glossy accents! The black, white and red colour scheme is classic and clean. Thank you for sharing with us at The Paper Players.
ReplyDeleteLove the bird perched on the berry branch. The shine is beautiful. Your smooshed sky is stunning. It is perfect for the village below. Two great cards.
ReplyDeleteA card with a bird is always delightful, but yours is extra special because of that darling chickadee! The touches of red with the beautiful berries and matting are all that's needed to make this a gorgeous Christmas card. Thank you so much for joining my CAS challenge at the Paper Players this week!
ReplyDeleteI love that chickadee sitting on the berry branch Susan, and needs nothing more than gloss on the berries and the lovely rich red matted layer and sentiment, and the Christmas village die cut scene is beautifully enhanced with that wonderful smooshed sky with added white shimmer paint and irridescent medium to give that brilliant effect... both terrific cards. x
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards Susan. Love the bird perched on the berry-filled branch. Classic colours create the most lovely cards! Those berries have so much dimension and shine. Your second card is AMAZING. I LOVE the gorgeous mix of specialty inks and paints for your background. xx
ReplyDeletelovely card, beautiful image used. Thanks for sharing with us at Sweet Stampin. Fi x
ReplyDeleteSusan, Chickadees are one of my favorite all time birds, and I love that you showcased them for our challenge this week. I love that you kept the embellishments to a minimum with just a little shimmer and shine. So glad you shared this with us at the Paper Players this week
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